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Apodaca/Kerwin

Barbara Apodaca of Pahrump and Raymond Apodaca of Jupiter, Fla., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lia Kathleen Apodaca, to Patrick Michael Kerwin, son of Earline and Gerald Walker of Callao, Va., and Rick and Anita Kerwin of St. Louis, Mo.

Lia is a 2000 graduate of Pahrump Valley High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in English in 2003 from the University of Alabama and a master's degree in library science from the University of South Florida in 2005.

Patrick is a native of West Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y., and was a graduate of West Hempstead High School. He is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., with a degree in history.

Lia and Patrick are reference librarians and both are employed in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

The wedding will be June 20 in the Chapelle du Paradise at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel, in Las Vegas, with a reception to follow in the Le Rendezvous Lounge.

The couple will reside in Alexandria, Va.